Station: KDRA Date: 12Z 9 FEB 2010 WMO ident: 72387 Latitude: 36.62 Longitude: -116.02 Elevation: 1009.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M 1000 112 - - - - - - - - - - - - M 925 764 - - - - - - - - - - - - SFC 898 1009 5.0 2.5 84 2.5 3.8 70 3 286.8 287.7 281.9 301.3 5.10 S 894 1044 5.6 -3.4 52 9.0 1.7 83 3 287.8 288.4 280.2 297.4 3.32 W 875 1219 5.3 -3.0 55 8.4 1.7 135 4 289.3 289.9 281.1 299.5 3.50 S 865 1315 5.2 -2.8 56 8.0 1.7 151 4 290.1 290.8 281.6 300.6 3.59 M 850 1458 3.8 -3.2 60 7.0 0.8 170 5 290.1 290.8 281.5 300.5 3.55 W 812 1829 0.9 -4.3 68 5.1 -1.3 175 8 290.9 291.5 281.7 300.9 3.43 W 781 2134 -1.5 -5.2 76 3.6 -3.0 185 12 291.5 292.1 281.8 301.3 3.33 S 760 2356 -3.3 -5.8 83 2.5 -4.3 189 14 291.9 292.5 282.0 301.5 3.26 W 752 2438 -3.9 -6.6 82 2.7 -5.0 190 15 292.1 292.6 281.8 301.2 3.10 W 723 2743 -6.3 -9.6 78 3.3 -7.5 200 18 292.7 293.2 281.5 300.4 2.55 M 700 3001 -8.3 -12.1 74 3.8 -9.5 205 19 293.3 293.7 281.3 299.8 2.16 W 643 3658 -13.5 -14.9 89 1.4 -13.9 210 16 294.7 295.0 281.5 300.4 1.86 S 630 3808 -14.7 -15.6 93 0.9 -15.0 213 16 295.0 295.3 281.5 300.5 1.80 S 623 3893 -15.5 -17.2 87 1.7 -15.9 215 15 295.0 295.3 281.3 299.9 1.59 S 619 3941 -15.9 -25.9 42 10.0 -17.9 216 15 295.1 295.2 280.2 297.5 0.75 W 593 4267 -16.7 -27.9 37 11.1 -18.8 225 14 297.8 297.9 281.3 299.9 0.65 S 574 4509 -17.3 -29.3 34 12.0 -19.4 231 15 299.9 300.0 282.1 301.8 0.59 W 546 4877 -19.6 -31.6 34 12.0 -21.5 240 16 301.4 301.5 282.6 303.1 0.50 W 503 5486 -23.4 -35.4 32 12.0 -25.1 250 17 304.0 304.0 283.5 305.2 0.37 M 500 5530 -23.7 -35.7 32 12.0 -25.3 245 16 304.1 304.2 283.5 305.4 0.36 W 462 6096 -28.5 -39.8 33 11.3 -29.6 225 14 305.2 305.2 283.8 306.1 0.26 W 406 7010 -36.2 -46.3 34 10.1 -36.8 210 20 306.6 306.6 284.2 307.2 0.15 M 400 7120 -37.1 -47.1 35 10.0 -37.7 210 20 306.8 306.8 284.3 307.3 0.14 W 371 7620 -41.7 -50.6 37 9.0 -42.1 215 22 307.4 307.4 284.5 307.8 0.10 M 300 9030 -54.5 -60.5 47 6.0 -54.6 230 22 308.5 308.5 284.8 308.7 0.04 W 295 9144 -55.2 -61.2 47 6.0 -55.4 230 22 309.1 309.1 285.0 309.2 0.03 TRP 276 9560 -57.9 -63.9 46 6.0 -58.0 240 25 311.1 311.1 285.7 311.2 0.03 M 250 10190 -53.5 -60.5 42 7.0 -53.7 250 44 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.7 0.04 W 232 10668 -52.1 -59.6 40 7.4 -52.4 255 52 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.05 W 211 11278 -50.4 -58.4 38 8.0 -50.7 265 40 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.8 0.07 S 210 11313 -50.3 -58.3 38 8.0 -50.6 264 40 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.5 0.07 M 200 11630 -50.7 -58.7 38 8.0 -51.0 255 38 352.5 352.5 297.3 352.8 0.07 W 183 12192 -51.5 -59.8 36 8.3 -51.8 240 44 360.0 360.0 298.8 360.3 0.07 W 175 12497 -52.0 -60.5 35 8.5 -52.3 260 56 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.4 0.06 W 152 13411 -53.4 -62.3 33 9.0 -53.7 275 37 376.8 376.8 301.8 377.0 0.06 M 150 13490 -53.5 -62.5 33 9.0 -53.8 275 36 377.9 377.9 301.9 378.2 0.06 W 126 14630 -54.6 -63.2 34 8.6 -54.9 255 35 395.5 395.6 304.6 395.9 0.06 W 114 15240 -55.2 -63.6 35 8.3 -55.5 260 34 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.6 0.06 W 104 15850 -55.9 -64.0 36 8.1 -56.2 260 33 415.3 415.3 307.2 415.7 0.07 M 100 16090 -56.1 -64.1 36 8.0 -56.4 260 32 419.3 419.4 307.7 419.7 0.07 W 99 16154 -56.1 -64.1 36 8.0 -56.4 260 32 420.6 420.6 307.8 421.0 0.07 S 93 16550 -55.9 -63.9 36 8.0 -56.2 262 29 428.5 428.5 308.7 428.9 0.08 W 71 18288 -59.0 -67.0 35 8.0 -59.3 280 17 457.1 457.1 311.5 457.4 0.07 M 70 18340 -59.1 -67.1 35 8.0 -59.4 280 16 457.9 458.0 311.6 458.3 0.07 W 64 18898 -61.1 -69.1 34 8.0 -61.4 300 12 465.4 465.4 312.3 465.7 0.05 S 64 18900 -61.1 -69.1 34 8.0 -61.4 300 12 465.4 465.5 312.3 465.8 0.05 S 57 19625 -58.3 -66.3 35 8.0 -58.7 277 9 487.5 487.5 314.1 488.0 0.09 M 50 20450 -58.7 -66.7 35 8.0 -59.2 215 6 505.2 505.2 315.4 505.8 0.10 W 43 21336 -59.1 -67.1 35 8.0 -59.6 255 4 525.0 525.0 316.6 525.7 0.11 M 30 23640 -60.3 -68.3 34 8.0 -60.9 25 3 580.3 580.3 319.7 581.2 0.13 M 20 26170 -59.5 -67.5 35 8.0 -60.4 55 11 654.0 654.1 322.9 655.8 0.22 W 20 26213 -59.5 -67.5 35 8.0 -60.4 55 11 655.3 655.4 323.0 657.1 0.22 W 18 26822 -59.5 -67.5 35 8.0 -60.5 40 12 673.8 673.9 323.6 675.9 0.24 S 18 26829 -59.5 -67.5 35 8.0 -60.5 40 12 674.1 674.2 323.6 676.1 0.24 W 16 27432 -58.5 -66.7 34 8.2 -59.7 45 12 695.9 696.0 324.4 698.5 0.29 W 15 28042 -57.5 -66.0 33 8.5 -59.0 45 11 718.7 718.8 325.1 721.9 0.36 S 12 29392 -55.3 -64.3 32 9.0 -57.4 16 8 771.8 772.1 326.7 777.2 0.56 W 11 29870 -56.3 -65.3 31 9.0 -58.4 360 7 784.8 785.1 327.0 790.0 0.53 S 11 29945 -56.5 -65.5 31 9.0 -58.5 - - 786.9 787.2 327.0 792.0 0.52 S 10 30552 -55.5 -64.5 32 9.0 -57.9 - - 812.4 812.7 327.7 819.0 0.66 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5418.00 m Freezing level: 800.71 mb = 1937.24 m = 6355.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 835.37 mb = 1597.29 m = 5240.38 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.03 % Est. max temperature: 10.16 C = 50.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.05 mb = 1323.73 m = 4342.89 ft T: 5.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 3.85 C Layer 894.0- 875.1 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.48 mb = 2613.17 m = 8573.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.45 C = 50.80 F Cap Strength: 5.03 C Lifted Index: 5.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.00 C Showalter Index: 4.93 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: 20.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 26.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59953.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.28 mb = 2331.83 m = 7650.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 246 at 11 knt ----------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ----------------------------------------------------- 1000 112 | 925 764 | 898 1009 70 3 -2.8 -1.0 | 67 14 -12.7 -5.4 894 1044 83 3 -3.1 -0.4 | 70 14 -13.0 -4.8 875 1219 135 4 -2.8 2.8 | 83 13 -12.7 -1.5 865 1315 151 4 -2.1 3.8 | 88 12 -12.0 -0.5 850 1458 170 5 -0.9 4.9 | 93 11 -10.8 0.6 812 1829 175 8 -0.7 8.0 | 109 11 -10.6 3.6 781 2134 185 12 1.0 12.0 | 131 12 -8.8 7.6 760 2356 189 14 2.2 14.0 | 141 12 -7.7 9.7 752 2438 190 15 2.6 14.8 | 145 13 -7.3 10.4 723 2743 200 18 6.2 16.9 | 163 13 -3.7 12.6 700 3001 205 19 8.0 17.2 | 172 13 -1.9 12.9 643 3658 210 16 8.0 13.9 | 169 10 -1.9 9.5 630 3808 213 16 8.5 13.0 | 171 9 -1.4 8.6 623 3893 215 15 8.8 12.4 | 172 8 -1.1 8.1 619 3941 216 15 9.0 12.1 | 173 8 -0.9 7.8 593 4267 225 14 9.9 9.9 | 180 6 0.0 5.5 574 4509 231 15 11.5 9.2 | 199 5 1.7 4.9 546 4877 240 16 13.9 8.0 | 227 5 4.0 3.6 503 5486 250 17 16.0 5.8 | 257 6 6.1 1.5 500 5530 245 16 14.5 6.8 | 242 5 4.6 2.4 462 6096 225 14 9.9 9.9 | 180 6 0.0 5.5 406 7010 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 180 13 0.1 13.0 400 7120 210 20 10.0 17.3 | 180 13 0.1 13.0 371 7620 215 22 12.6 18.0 | 191 14 2.7 13.7 300 9030 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 215 12 7.0 9.8 295 9144 230 22 16.9 14.1 | 215 12 7.0 9.8 276 9560 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 235 14 11.8 8.1 250 10190 250 44 41.3 15.0 | 251 33 31.5 10.7 232 10668 255 52 50.2 13.5 | 257 41 40.3 9.1 211 11278 265 40 39.8 3.5 | 272 30 30.0 -0.9 210 11313 264 40 39.6 4.1 | 270 30 29.7 -0.2 200 11630 255 38 36.7 9.8 | 258 27 26.8 5.5 183 12192 240 44 38.1 22.0 | 238 33 28.2 17.6 175 12497 260 56 55.1 9.7 | 263 46 45.3 5.4 152 13411 275 37 36.9 -3.2 | 286 28 27.0 -7.6 150 13490 275 36 35.9 -3.1 | 286 27 26.0 -7.5 126 14630 255 35 33.8 9.1 | 259 24 23.9 4.7 114 15240 260 34 33.5 5.9 | 266 24 23.6 1.5 104 15850 260 33 32.5 5.7 | 267 23 22.6 1.4 100 16090 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 267 22 21.6 1.2 99 16154 260 32 31.5 5.6 | 267 22 21.6 1.2 93 16550 262 29 29.0 4.0 | 271 19 19.1 -0.3 71 18288 280 17 16.7 -3.0 | 317 10 6.8 -7.3 70 18340 280 16 15.8 -2.8 | 321 9 5.9 -7.1 64 18898 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 357 10 0.5 -10.4 64 18900 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 357 10 0.5 -10.3 57 19625 277 9 9.1 -1.1 | 8 6 -0.8 -5.5 50 20450 215 6 3.4 4.9 | 95 6 -6.5 0.6 43 21336 255 4 3.9 1.0 | 61 7 -6.0 -3.3 30 23640 25 3 -1.3 -2.7 | 58 13 -11.2 -7.1 20 26170 55 11 -9.0 -6.3 | 61 22 -18.9 -10.7 20 26213 55 11 -9.0 -6.3 | 61 22 -18.9 -10.7 18 26822 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 52 22 -17.6 -13.5 18 26829 40 12 -7.7 -9.2 | 52 22 -17.6 -13.5 16 27432 45 12 -8.5 -8.5 | 55 22 -18.4 -12.8 15 28042 45 11 -7.8 -7.8 | 56 21 -17.7 -12.1 12 29392 16 8 -2.2 -7.7 | 45 17 -12.1 -12.1 11 29870 360 7 0.0 -7.0 | 41 15 -9.9 -11.4 11 29945 | 10 30552 | Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 14.4 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 10.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.0 neg: -1.5 tot: 72.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 25.72 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 141 4 85 24| 6.8 0.0 6.8| 21.3 0.0 21.3 42.6 0.87| 7.4 6.5 1000 165 6 97 22| 6.1 0.0 6.1| 36.4 0.0 36.4 36.4 0.92| 6.4 5.9 1500 177 8 111 21| 6.0 0.0 6.0| 54.8 0.0 54.8 36.5 0.94| 6.3 5.9 2000 187 11 126 21| 5.5 0.0 5.5| 72.3 0.0 72.3 36.1 0.95| 6.0 5.7 2500 193 12 137 20| 3.9 0.0 3.9| 72.3 -1.2 71.1 28.4 0.84| 5.4 4.5 3000 197 13 142 19| 3.0 0.0 3.0| 74.0 -1.5 72.5 24.2 0.77| 5.0 3.9 4000 207 13 154 16| 2.5 0.0 2.5| 82.1 -1.5 80.6 20.1 0.78| 4.7 3.6 5000 216 14 166 14| 2.0 0.6 2.6| 85.0 -9.3 75.7 15.1 0.55| 4.6 2.5 6000 216 14 169 14| 1.7 1.0 2.7| 85.5 -11.8 73.7 12.3 0.44| 4.5 2.0